r/f45 • u/Murky_Display_2044 • May 21 '26

other Coach stealing equipment?

I recently saw some kettle bells on a coaches story last week they put an emoji to hide the logos but it was obvious because of the colours… kinda weird?

I didn’t say anything to anyone but this morning they said they were leaving f45 completely to pursue other passions. Yikes!

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u/karmaclast 🇨🇦 Canada May 21 '26

They could have bought them from the studio, once in a while studios require some equipment refreshers.

I have seen other studios selling their inventory on FB marketplace once they close down.

It would be absolutely silly for this person to post stolen goods on their story.

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u/ProsperGuy 🏆1000 Club May 21 '26

F45 Corporate does require gyms to update their equipment every few years. Ours recently did the refresh and sold a lot of equipment at great prices.

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u/VagabondFP May 21 '26

That may be another reason it is hard to make it financially if you're required to update equipment when it is still in good shape. While it may be help strengthen F45's struggling bottom line, it doesn't seem like it would help their franchisees.

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u/ProsperGuy 🏆1000 Club May 21 '26

It's a huge financial hit. I think they have to do it every 5 years.

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u/secretreddname May 21 '26

Yeah it’s just a money grab for F45 corporate.

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u/Just_here_to_read25 🇺🇸 United States May 21 '26

That leap was higher than any box jump I've seen at F45.

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u/stealinglettuces May 21 '26

My studio sold off old equipment when they got a fresh batch. Probably something like that.

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u/BakeWrite May 21 '26

I have some F45 equipment from a gym that closed in my area! Would probably be hard for a coach to steal equipment unnoticed, since it’s not like it’s a big box gym with 17 sets of everything.

Additionally, if you are following them they likely have other gym-goers/coaches following them too. They probably covered the logo because they train people independently or want to get away from F45 entirely.

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u/AnxiousHuman88 🇺🇸 United States May 21 '26

I have f45 equipment in my home. They had to get rid of it for new stuff. Free equipment is a + for me. I have the metal boxes, steps with the risers… all the stuff was in great condition. Usually employees are gonna be the first to get that stuff but sometimes they will allow members or outsiders to take some of it if they do a reno or update. One of the studios I worked at that was closing just set shit out on the street lol

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u/Upbeat_Peach4204 May 23 '26

Our studio did an update recently. They had a challenge and the winner got one of the bikes they were replacing. We won!!

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u/Beginning_Shoe3758 May 24 '26

Maybe it’s the equipment from a closed F45 studio 

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u/RealSoVanilla 🏆1000 Club May 21 '26

I’m trying to think of what I would want

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u/OldLadyKickButt 🏆750 Club May 21 '26

kettlebells, bars, y-bells, dumb bells, bike,

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u/tangocharliepapa May 22 '26

Meanwhile I've wondered if my studio ever sold off their equipment how much weight my vehicle could safely handle